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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Vatican City, 17 July 2014 (VIS) –
Pope Francis will visit the city of Italian city of Caserta on 26 and
28 July, the Holy See Press Office confirmed today. In the afternoon
of Saturday 26, upon invitation by the bishop of the diocese Giovanni
D'Avise, he will meet with the Catholics of the city and celebrate
the Mass of St. Ann, probably in the park of the Royal Palace of
Caserta. The Holy Father will return to the Vatican that night and on
Sunday 27 he will pray the Angelus with the faithful in St. Peter's
Square, as usual. On Monday, 28 July, he will return to Caserta to
pay a private visit to his friend, the Protestant pastor Giovanni
Traettino, and his community.

Vatican City, 17 July 2014 (VIS) –
The players of the Argentine national football team have given Pope
Francis an “Albiceleste” shirt signed by all the members of the
team. Although Argentina fell at the final hurdle during the final of
the World Cup 2014 in Brazil, losing 1:0 to Germany in extra time,
the team said they were confident the Pope thought of them throughout
the tournament.

A large-scale wall photo of the team
with the Pope was installed by the Asociacion de Futbol Argentino
(AFA) at the Brazilian sports complex where the team trained during
the World Cup, a snapshot taken when the team visited Pope Francis in
the Vatican, on the occasion of the friendly match against Italy in
his honour.